Winners at the Watcher’s Council — 7/2/10 edition

The Council has spoken and it’s clear from the number of ties that we all recognized just how good the other members’ submissions were. I had a terribly difficult time voting myself, since there were several posts to my mind that clearly deserved first place, Wolf Howlings’ great post about the Supreme Court decisions included. So, here they are, winners, placers and show-ers, each one worthy of your attention: